You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. This is the result.
Who studies the hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day.
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep(睡著)in class more often. About 45% of them sometimes
doze off in class. It’s 32% in South Korea, 21% in the US and 5% in China.
Who is the most distracted(分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them chat with friends in class. 46.9% of them eat something in class, and 38.9 % of them send e-mails or read other books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do exercise. Most South Korean students watch TV.
小題1:About ____ of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day.
小題2: According to the survey, ____ students sleep in class most often.
A.Chinese | B.Japanese | C.American | D.South Korea |
小題3: The underlined phrase “doze off” means ____ in Chinese.
小題4: Most American students ____ in class.
A.chat with friends | B.play games |
C.eat something | D.send e-mails |
小題5: Which of the following sentence in the passage is TRUE?
A.All Chinese students do their homework every day. |
B.Some American students send e-mails in class. |
C.No Japanese students do exercise. |
D.Most American students chat with friends in their free time. |